A commenter to that first story quoted the following from the court's opinion:

“At the outset, it is important to state what this motion is not about. Contrary to recent press accounts and editorials …, this case is not about whether Jack Kirby or Stan Lee is the real ‘creator’ of Marvel characters, or whether Kirby (and other freelance artists who created culturally iconic comic book characters for Marvel and other publishers) were treated ‘fairly’ by companies that grew rich off the fruit of their labor. It is about whether Kirby’s work qualifies as work-for-hire under the Copyright Act of 1909…. If it does, then Marvel owns the copyright in the Kirby Works, whether that is ‘fair’ or not.”

 "You know the very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common. They don't alter their views to fit the facts. They alter the facts to fit the views. Which can be uncomfortable if you happen to be one of the facts that needs altering." --Doctor Who